Abandoned after Robert Scott’s 1911 South Pole expedition, Scott’s Hut in Antarctica remains remarkably well preserved over a century later.

Plymouth was once the capital of Montserrat but was abandoned after the Soufrière Hills volcano erupted, leaving a ghost town frozen in ash.

Jonestown in Guyana was once home to the Peoples Temple cult but was abandoned after the world’s largest mass suicide in 1978

Varosha in Cyprus was once a glamorous seaside resort but was abandoned during a coup in 1974, a ghost town frozen in time.

The Aldwych branch line of London’s Piccadilly Line was closed in 1994, leaving Aldwych station abandoned and disused.

The Valencia Street Circuit in Spain hosted Formula 1 races from 2008 to 2012 before the race was discontinued and the track abandoned.

The Old Red Iron Bridge was a railway bridge crossing the River Suir in Waterford City in Ireland. It was abandoned in 1995.

The Ballysaggartmore Towers are historic ruins near Lismore in Ireland built as an architectural folly and abandoned after the owner’s death.

The R&H Hall mill, an iconic site on Waterford City’s North Quays, was abandoned in the 1980s and demolished 30 years later.